The Possessive 's

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Explanation:



  • Explanation 2: Learn possessives and how to use them through a video.



Online Exercises:


  • Exercise 1: Put the words in order to form a phrase. When you think you have the correct answer, click on "Check". If you get stuck, click on "Hint" to find out the next correct part.

  • Exercise 2: Put the words in order to form a phrase. When you think you have the correct answer, click on "Check". If you get stuck, click on "Hint" to find out the next correct part.

  • Exercise 3: Put the words in order to form a phrase. When you think you have the correct answer, click on "Check". If you get stuck, click on "Hint" to find out the next correct part.

  • Exercise 4: General Rules for making Possessive Nouns.


  • Exercise 6: Rewrite the phrases in the Saxon Genitive.

  • Exercise 7: Family ties. Finish the sentences by choosing the correct word.

  • Exercise 8: Family ties (2). Every ten seconds an uncompleted sentence will appear on your screen. Find the word or words to complete the sentence in the choices given at the bottom of the page.

  • Exercise 9: "'S" a contraction with several possible meanings. Identify the matching terms in two columns.


  • Exercise 11: Write apostrophe 's or the of-phrase into the gaps.


  • Exercise 13: Students are supposed to complete the exercise with ´s or ´.






Print-Outs:








  • Genitive Gallery: Forming the possessive form of the noun by using either /´s/ , /´/ or /.....of the...../



Listening: